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Recent Examples of wolfhound
The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions.
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 July 2019
Odder still is the inclusion of a kidney transplant—from one human to another, regrettably, rather than from, say, wolfhound to peke.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2018
The recent birth of two Irish wolfhound puppies has scientists excited, because—for the first time ever—the puppies have been confirmed through genetic analysis to be identical twins.
—Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2016
Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 July 2019
Odder still is the inclusion of a kidney transplant—from one human to another, regrettably, rather than from, say, wolfhound to peke.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2018
The recent birth of two Irish wolfhound puppies has scientists excited, because—for the first time ever—the puppies have been confirmed through genetic analysis to be identical twins.
—Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wolfhound
Noun
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The findings only confirmed that sheepdogs indeed applied these two simple rules to effectively do their job.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Some breeds in the herding group include the border collie, German shepherd Dog, Pembroke Welsh corgi and the Icelandic sheepdog.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In a league full of flashy stat hunters, Rollins brings his lunch pail and just goes to work.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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After getting a chocolate Labrador retriever, a young woman was expecting to have a good hunter in the house.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And, seeing the pair playing, another puppy becomes interested in the game, too, and starts jumping around with them.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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And like any dog owner knows, adopting a puppy comes with some growing pains.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In many day care facilities, dogs are separated based on their size or even their age, but one daycare's unique way of separating their pups has gone viral online, and the internet is obsessed.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Keep your pup entertained with this activity mat, $16.99 on Amazon, which features eight places to hide food or treats.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the veterinarian suggested that Ms. Booth drive Lily, a redbone coonhound, to the office and take the virtual appointment in the parking lot.—
Emily Anthes,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2023
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Smokey, the Vols’ lovely bluetick coonhound mascot and the rest of the pups, had to be covering their eyes at this one, only made worse as this was the only FBS-FCS matchup of the entire weekend.—
Scooby Axson,
USA TODAY,
23 Oct. 2022
Noun
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Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico named the six wolf dogs after characters created by fantasy author Sarah J. Maas Six wolfdogs are spending their holiday season enjoying a winter wonderland after being kept as pets.—
Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
15 Dec. 2023
Noun
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The kennel team is now down one person after Flaherty was fired last week, which could impact how tourists interact with the sled dogs.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Visit with sled dogs Denali National Park is home to the National Park Service's only working kennel of sled dogs.—
Lisa Maloney,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2023
Noun
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Written for active sportsmen who love to read, each issue is a big, thick volume packed with stories on all the things sportsmen love: guns, knives, adventures, art, gundogs, collectibles, along with biographies of legendary writers, craftsmen, artists and more.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
21 Nov. 2024
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Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.—
Vanessa Wilkins,
Travel + Leisure,
4 May 2023
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“Wolfhound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wolfhound. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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